ThinkstockThe run-up in crude oil prices that got rolling in mid-April has pushed West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices from around $87 a barrel to almost $110 a barrel. That is a…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 65 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of about 67 billion cubic feet…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the September revision to its Short-Term Energy Outlook on Tuesday, and the major change is that the EIA now expects the average price of a…
Wikimedia CommonsEven if crude prices are at two-year highs, $110 per barrel crude has done nothing to help most oil stock prices. Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (NYSE: XOM) share price is down 5%…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 58 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of about 53 billion to 57…
ThinkstockWith the increasing likelihood of a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria, the oil markets have become volatile. Brent prices rose to as high as $117 a barrel last week. The price strength…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 67 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of about 64 billion cubic feet…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 57 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of 65 billion cubic feet anticipated…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 65 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of 69 billion cubic feet anticipated…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 96 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of between 74 billion and 78…
ThinkstockConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) plans to shed about $13.5 billion in what the company calls non-strategic assets during 2013. It got $750 million closer today. Conoco has sold all of its lease interests…
ThinkstockEach of the independent refiners to report second-quarter earnings so far have shown year-over-year declines, reflective of a sluggish demand environment, rapidly compressing crude differentials and escalating renewable identification number (RIN) costs.…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Companies can return capital to shareholders in many ways. Dividends are one of the favored methods. So is retiring outstanding debt, as it decreases the amount of capital…
courtesy of Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas supermajor posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.77 on revenues of…
August 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as PMI readings in Europe bounced generally higher and China’s PMI improved slightly to remain positive. In the U.K., the Bank of…
